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According to Tine, the research team will randomly select public schools in rural areas of New Hampshire and Vermont that must meet two objective measures: the school must be located in a rural area with a population below a certain threshold and the median household income of 75 percent of the students at the school must be at or below the national poverty line.

“We hope to [enroll] almost 300 students [in the program],” Tine said. “150 [students] will get the kits once a month for a year and the other 150 [students] will get all kits but a year later.”